Crytek has announced CRYENGINE V, targeting Indie developers with a new "Pay What You Want" business model, full engine source code, new features including a new C# API, and the exciting new CRYENGINE Marketplace!

While Unity and Unreal Engine have been popular for indie developers, CRYENGINE is a popular choice for it's real-time lighting and powerfully intuitive game editor. CRYENGINE V greatly improve the workflow ease, and cost-effectiveness for indie developers to utilize the raw power seen in this GDC 2016 showcase:

The best starting point for game developers interested in learning CryEngine 3, this four-part video tutorial will teach you how to install and quickly get comfortable using CryEngine 3 .Quickly learn how to create terrain, custom textures, and even import your own 3D models!